Sun Peaks Weather in March
Sun Peaks in March
The short of it: Sun Peaks in March averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -8° · rain 69 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Sun Peaks brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -8°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 3°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 107 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Sun Peaks runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Chase, 17 km to the ESE, is 7° warmer by day.
March in Sun Peaks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaseBritish Columbia | 17 km ESE | 10° | -3° | 27 mm |
| PritchardBritish Columbia | 22 km SSE | 11° | -2° | 18 mm |
| Heffley CreekBritish Columbia | 26 km W | 11° | -2° | 20 mm |
| Campbell CreekBritish Columbia | 27 km SSW | 11° | -2° | 17 mm |
| DallasBritish Columbia | 30 km SW | 9° | -3° | 20 mm |
| SorrentoBritish Columbia | 31 km E | 9° | -2° | 33 mm |
| Scotch CreekBritish Columbia | 32 km E | 9° | -2° | 35 mm |
| WestsydeBritish Columbia | 33 km WSW | 11° | -2° | 19 mm |